Source:
Insomniac
Games
/
Marvel’s
Wolverine
Hacks
are
wack…
PERIOD.
The
gaming
community
is
rallying
around
Insomniac
Games
after
files
were
stolen
from
their
highly
anticipated
Marvel’s
Wolverine
game
and
other
highly-sensitive
information
hit
the
web.
Full
disclaimer:
HHW
Gaming
stands
in
solidarity
with
Insomniac
Games
and
other
game
studios
and
will
not
share
any
links
to
stolen
material.
With
that
out
of
the
way,
leading
up
to
last
night’s
unfortunate
events,
Rhysida,
a
ransomware
group,
demanded
$2.3
million
from
Insomniac
Games,
the
studio
behind
PlayStation-exclusive
titles
like
Ratchet
&
Clank:
Rift
Apart,
Marvel’s
Spider-Man
2,
Miles
Morales
and
more.
According
to
Cyber
Daily,
after
Insomniac
Games
did
not
meet
Rhysida’s
ridiculous
demands,
the
ransomware
group
leaked
1.67
terabytes
of
data
comprising
over
1.3
million
stolen
files.
The
files
included
level
design
and
character
information
from
Marvel’s
Wolverine.
Internal
company
presentations
leaked
Insomniac
Games
and
Sony’s
unannounced
games
like
Marvel’s
Spider-Man
3,
Venom,
an
X-Men
game,
and,
unsurprisingly,
a
new
Ratchet
&
Clank
game.
There
were
also
screenshots
of
internal
spreadsheets
with
other
information
on
development
and
budgets.
The
leak
of
the
Insomniac
Games
employee’s
personal
information
made
this
hack
even
more
egregious.
Insomniac
Games
joined
the
growing
list
of
other
game
studios
that
also
experienced
hacks.
Rockstar
Games
saw
early
development
footage
of
GTA
6
leak,
Cyberpunk
2077,
and
The
Witcher:
Wild
Hunt
developer
CD
Projekt
Red,
Bandai
Namco,
and
Riot
Games.
The
Gaming
Community
Denounced
The
Hacks
On
Social
Media
While
thirsty
folks
eager
to
feast
their
eyes
on
Insomniac’s
Wolverine
game
circled
the
stolen
material
like
hungry
vultures
on
rotting
flesh,
the
gaming
community
rallied
around
the
studio
to
denounce
the
leaks.
“Leaks
are
scary,
frustrating,
damaging
and
often
happen
without
consent
or
any
planning,”
one
user
on
X,
formerly
Twitter,
wrote.
“Our
sympathies
to
@insomniacgames
and
all
the
affected
team
members.
After
all
the
effort
and
dedication
they
have
poured
into
their
games,
they
didn’t
deserve
this.
No
one
does.
The
hackers
also
leaked
employee’s
personal
information,
which
is
truly
disgraceful
and
shameful,”
Alan
Wake
2
developer
Remedy
wrote
on
its
official
X
account.
Add
us
to
the
list
of
people
who
feel
for
Insomniac
Games
and
all
of
the
other
studios
who
were
victims
of
bored
losers
who
had
nothing
better
to
do
with
their
computer
skills.
You
can
see
more
reactions
in
the
gallery
below.
—
Photo:
Insomniac
Games
/
Marvel’s
Wolverine
